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January 24, 2025
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Brush: Wild West Brushworks Blue Space 26mm Cashmere
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Razor: Filarmonica 12 Doble Temple 5/8" Full Hollow
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Lather: Catie’s Bubbles - Blugère - Soap
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Aftershave: Catie’s Bubbles - Blugère - Aftershave
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Fragrance: Floris of London - Elite - Eau de Toilette
2 passes. Face lather. Excellent shave.
Excellent shave today. The little Fili 12 (5/8) is light and maneuverable with great balance and feel.
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Friday, January 24, 2025: SLS
- Brush: Rad Dinosaur Creations “Nebulagance” - TurnNShave Quartermoon 26mm synthetic
- Razor: Gillette - Slim Adjustable (L4, 1966)
- Blade: Personna - Lab Blue (1)
- Lather: Stirling - Black Ice
- Post Shave: Stirling - Black Ice Aftershave splash
The first quick shave with this adjustable went pretty well and Black Ice was a nice wind down to the week.
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Brush: Zenith/Stirling - 510SE-XL 31mm boar
- Razor: GEM - MMOC (first gen, 1930-1932)
- Blade: Personna - GEM PTFE (2)
- Lather: Chiseled Face - Ghost Town Barber
- Post Shave: Stirling - Black Ice Aftershave splash
- Post Shave: Ginger’s Garden - Unscented Aftershave balm (+ menthol)
- Fragrance: Barrister and Mann - Lavanille EdT
Superlative results from the MMOC. Three passes, no irritation. I love this little razor.
Black Ice into Lavanille works very well, I’ll have to remember this combo.
Praise Friday y’all!
Did you know it is just 11 months until Christmas Ewe?
- Razor: Parker 22R
- Blade: Persona Platinum
- Brush: Wilkinson Sword Badger
- Pre-Shave: Proraso Pre Shave Cream
- Lather: Pereira Shavery Baron’s Choice
- Aftershave: Barber No3 Marmara
- Additional Care: Alum Block
January 23, 2025
- Brush: Stirling Soap Co. - 2-Band Synthetic
- Razor: Baili BR171
- Blade: Wilkinson Sword Classic (2)
- Lather: Stirling Soap Co. - Oro Valley
- Post Shave: Pinaud Clubman
- Post Shave: Goodfellow & Co. - Face Lotion - Kelp & Sea Mineral
Fri 18 Jan 2025
- Brush: Zenith 506B MB (27 mm × 51 mm Manchurian badger)
- Razor: Thiers Issard 14 Médaille d’Or 1921 Exposition d’Algier Acier Spécial (7/8", extra hollow, square point, carbon steel)
- Lather: Summer Break Soaps – Valedictorian
- Post Shave: Summer Break Soaps – Valedictorian
- Fragrance: Summer Break Soaps – Valedictorian
Skipping Fougère Friday for a wonderful and relaxed Valedictorian trickhole shave. Noice.